Strategic Church Retrofitting to Expand Your Ministry
Are you a new pastor looking for your first church home, or a seasoned pastor searching for the next campus to expand your thriving ministry? If so, don’t overlook church retrofitting—a budget-friendly, hassle-free alternative to new construction.
Contractors who specialize in church retrofitting can transform a vacant space, like a shopping mall, big-box store, or existing worship space, into a beautiful, functional church home that accelerates your ministry vision.
Unbeatable Benefits of Retrofitting Your Existing Church Building
Explore these benefits of church retrofitting that new construction simply can’t offer:
Good Stewardship
Retrofitting your church is a wise investment. Instead of taking on millions of dollars in debt to purchase land, permits, materials, and new construction costs, you’ll only have to raise funds for the vacant building and renovation costs.
Creative Layout
Transforming a vacant shopping mall into a worship sanctuary won’t look like a traditional church building—and that’s okay! You can take advantage of the unconventional layout to create a multipurpose space or add a café, bookstore, or youth chapel in your worship building.
Speedy Construction
It’s no secret that church construction can take years to complete. Church renovation usually takes significantly less time to finish, so your congregation can gather in your new worship facility sooner.
Resale Value
As your congregation grows, you may need to sell your building and relocate to a larger church home. You’ll likely find it easier to sell a retrofitted building, like a movie theatre or retail store, to a business owner than a traditional church building to another pastor.
Community Outreach
When you fill a vacant space, you create a visual presence in your neighborhood. Use your placement to accelerate your ministry by offering programs, events, or outreach opportunities that benefit the community.
Why Choose Churches by Daniels
Churches by Daniels is a nationally-acclaimed church retrofitting contractor, and we specialize in transforming existing structures into beautiful, functional multipurpose worship facilities.
We use the design-build process for a seamless, collaborative church remodeling process so you can enjoy:
Teamwork—We coordinate communication between you, the architect, and the construction team to make your project hassle-free. Savings—We manage the design, materials, and labor to keep your project within budget. Timeliness—We anticipate questions you might overlook to keep your project on-track so you can occupy your worship space sooner!


Abstract
The optimal therapy for submassive pulmonary embolism (sPE), defined by right ventricular dysfunction without hemodynamic instability, is uncertain. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare the outcomes of catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) versus systemic anticoagulation (SA) alone in patients with sPE. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Google Scholar (from inception through May 2022) for studies comparing outcomes of CDT versus SA in sPE. Studies were identified, and data were extracted by 2 independent reviewers. We used a random-effects model to calculate risk ratios (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Outcomes included in-hospital, 30-day, 90-day, and 1-year mortality, major and minor bleeding, and need for blood transfusion. A total of 12 studies (1 randomized, 11 observational) with 9,789 patients were included. Compared with SA, CDT was associated with significantly lower in-hospital mortality (RR 0.41, 95% CI 0.30 to 0.56, p <0.00001), 30-day mortality (RR 0.37, 95% CI 0.18 to 0.73, p = 0.004), 90-day mortality (RR 0.36, 95% CI 0.17 to 0.72, p = 0.004), and a tendency toward lower 1-year mortality (RR 0.56, 95% CI 0.29 to 1.05, p = 0.07). The risks of major bleeding (RR 1.31, 95% CI 0.57 to 3.01, p = 0.53), minor bleeding (RR 1.67, 95% CI 0.77 to 3.63, p = 0.20), and the rates of blood transfusion (RR 0.34, 95% CI 0.10 to 1.15, p = 0.08) were similar between the 2 strategies. In conclusion, in patients with sPE, CDT is associated with significantly lower in-hospital, 30-day, and 90-day mortality and a tendency toward lower 1-year mortality with similar bleeding rates compared with SA. This study expands the evidence supporting CDT as first-line therapy for sPE, and randomized controlled trials are indicated to confirm our findings.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine


This Call to Action invites organisations to commit to implement inclusive AI, whether that means embarking on first steps, accelerating existing initiatives or scaling best practices.Download Here
Discover our 2022 measure of reality versus perception regarding gender equalityDownload here
This toolkit is for business leaders who are seeking to adopt gender-responsive climate change strategies. Originally launched in November 2021 at the occasion of COP26, this toolkit has been updated with further recommendations, case studies and useful information for COP27 in November of 2022.Download Here
As societies and economies recover from the global pandemic, we have a golden opportunity to address multiple linked societal challenges at once. The measures we implement for pandemic resilience can also address the most significant long-term public health challenge of all: climate change.Download Here
This year we are focusing on 3 main pillars:
climate, health and peace. The urgency to tackle the far-reaching consequences of climate change has been expressed by multiple actors across politics, economy and society at the international level. The Covid-19 pandemic, as well as increasing threats on women’s sexual and reproductive rights, have highlighted the necessity to take action for inclusive health systems globally. The rise of conflicts and violencehas stressed the importance, more than ever, to address the needs of women and girls and implement gender-sensitive peace processes. We are convinced that international and multi-stakeholder cooperation is essential to finding equitable and inclusive solutions, particularly around 3 crucial areas: climate, health and peace.


New White Paper: Rethinking the Role of Universities How prepared are universities for a collaborative future? Do they teach the right skills? A new white paper, jointly published by the University of St.Gallen and the St. Gallen Symposium explores the shifting role of universities in the future of work and learning. 5 September 2022. On 6 May 2022, at the 51st St. Gallen Symposium, professionals from Switzerland and abroad participated in the roundtable discussion “Collaborative Advantage: Rethinking the Role of Universities in the Future of Work and Learning”. The results of these discussions have now been published in form of a White Paper. It is certain, that higher education will undergo a massive transformation in the coming decade. The rapid growth of knowledge, changing work practices in a global economy, new digital technologies, and altered expectations of both employers and employees demonstrate that the way we learn and teach will be largely different from today. The role of the university as an independent “Denkplatz” will have to be adjusted accordingly. Within a fast-changing and interconnected world, universities will need to adopt a mindset of collaborative problem-solving to actively shape – and not merely react – to upcoming developments. “Think big, start small and learn faster” is the general advice that the authors of the white paper give to institutions of higher education. Fruitful discussions at the St.Gallen Symposium How can universities remain at the forefront of higher education in a fast-changing and interconnected world? The now published white paper draws on expert recommendations and insights collected during an international and cross-generational roundtable at the 51st St. Gallen Symposium on 6 May 2022 that was co-hosted by the University of St. Gallen’s Institute of Technology Management (ITEM-HSG). Two questions were at the center of the discussion: Through which innovative models of collaboration within the ecosystem of research and education can universities co-create value with students, businesses, and society? In which key areas will a collaborative approach allow universities to prepare students and employees for the future of work? Open individuals, organizations, and societies Experts from the private sector, academia, the public sector as well as next-generation leaders ensured a multi-faceted discussion. The participants offered their diverse perspective on the future role of universities across three main building blocks. While most universities keep focusing largely on teaching domain-specific knowledge and facts, they will provide students with more phenomenon-based problem-solving and collaboration competencies to prepare them for a complex and agile future of work (open individuals). Additionally, they must collaborate with partners to share complementary assets. Like other sectors, universities will flourish most if they leverage their existing partnerships and craft new ones across the public, private, and non-profit sectors to co-create value (open organizations). Finally, universities’ expertise and knowledge arbitration are in high demand. For universities to assume their role and contribute actively to open societies, independence, professional communication, and inclusivity will be key (open societies). The roundtable at the 51st St.Gallen Symposium was part of a larger research project on the future of universities conducted by Professor Oliver Gassmann and his team. The results are expected to be presented in 2023.


Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) achieved investment commitments in 2021 in line with the medium- to long-term targets. The ability to consistently deliver on these goals reflect Singapore’s status as a strategic hub and a critical supply chain node for global companies.
EDB attracted investment commitments amounting to S$11.8 billion in Fixed Asset Investments (FAI) and S$5.2 billion in Total Business Expenditure per annum (TBE) in 2021. When these projects are fully implemented, they will create 17,376 new jobs in the coming years with a projected contribution of S$16.8 billion in Value-Added Per Annum (VA).
The country’s reputation for trust and stability, coupled with a successful vaccination rollout and the reopening of travel in the second half of 2021, bolstered companies’ confidence in Singapore as a choice location for new investments and expansion of ongoing activities.
The manufacturing sector remains a key pillar of Singapore’s economy, accounting for around 20% of the GDP. FAI commitments in 2021 were driven by large manufacturing projects from Semiconductor and Biotech firms, which accounted for more than 50% of commitments secured. Nonetheless, there were also new investments across sectors such as Agri-food, Chemicals & Materials and Electronics.
The growth of the digital economy contributed significantly to TBE commitments in 2021, as digitalization picked up pace across all sectors. Over the past decade, the digital sector has almost doubled its share of total jobs created through EDB-related investments.
Companies also capitalized on Singapore’s thriving research and innovation ecosystem to undertake more R&D and innovation activities. This included the establishment of new R&D centers, innovation platforms and partnerships with Institutes of Higher Learning and public research institutions.
These activities not only served to enhance their existing products, but helped spawn entirely new products and businesses, strengthening Singapore’s innovation capabilities and creating new job opportunities for Singaporeans.
In addition, EDB has been promoting innovation through corporate venture-building. The Corporate Venture Launchpad, launched in May 2021, provides a platform for large companies to create entirely new, globally competitive products, services, and business ventures from Singapore.
While the global economic and investment climate remains uncertain in 2022, Asia offers vast opportunities as the world’s fastest growing market for the next decade. By 2030, the region is expected to contribute to around 60% of global growth. EDB expects Singapore to remain attractive to global companies seeking to invest in Asia and for an increasing number of Asian companies seeking to expand globally.
EDB will continue to focus on high-growth and high-VA sectors which offer Singaporeans exciting job opportunities and entrepreneurial career pathways. Digitalization and the digital industry will remain a vibrant source of new concepts and business models.
The need to find healthcare solutions for an ageing population and resilience for infectious diseases will also propel investments in biotech and medtech. The push for sustainable solutions to combat climate change will give rise to new business opportunities in decarbonizing existing industries, and growing new types of enterprises for the green economy such as in carbon services.


The positioning of Asian Pacific Islander and Desi Americans students as overrepresented, "model minorities” or akin to Whites in education hides both the diversity within this group and the challenges many APIDA students face stemming from racialization and socioeconomic disadvantage. In this autoethnographic study, we examine the role race and class identities presented challenges to accessing and navigating higher education. Guided by Critical Race Theory, we offer a counternarrative of a Southeast Asian American female student who grew up low-income and was the first in her family to attend college. We offer implications for policy and practice to better support this underrepresented population.
Studying historically underrepresented populations can be challenging, especially for doctoral students or early career scholars, who have often been taught more "traditional" research methods. In this article, we outline challenges that we faced when conducting qualitative research on three different historically underrepresented populations, i.e., Asian/American gay, lesbian, bisexual students, doctoral students of color, and Black students at HBCUs, and how we addressed those challenges in order to complete our respective research studies. Some of these issues include recruitment of participants, maintaining confidentiality, and gaining participant trust. We conclude by discussing implications and suggest strategies for future researchers who wish to conduct similar studies.
In this article, the authors examine the role of vicarious racism in the experiences of doctoral students of color. The researchers conducted semi-structured individual interviews with 26 doctoral students who self-reported experiencing racism and racial trauma during their doctoral studies. The analysis generated four themes that detail the different ways in which doctoral students of color in the study experienced vicarious racism and the consequences of this secondhand racism. These themes are (a) observed racism, (b) trickledown racism, (c) normalization of racism, and (d) racial resistance. The article concludes with implications for future research and practice.
In this autoethnographic study, the authors use Critical Race Theory to examine their racialized experiences teaching a course on Critical Race Theory. Data were derived from multiple sources, including reflective interviews, journals, and course evaluations. The three authors present narratives and reflections of salient classroom experiences that relate to their roles within the classroom as facilitators, teachers, and race scholars.
In this study, Kimberly A. Truong and Samuel D. Museus focus on understanding strategies doctoral students of color use to respond to racism. The authors conducted semi-structured individual interviews with twenty-six participants who self-reported experiencing racism and racial trauma during doctoral studies. Analysis of the data resulted in findings that encompass three categories: internal responses, controlled responses, and external responses. These three broad themes comprise an inventory for responding to racism and racial trauma that focuses on coping and mediating relationships.


RE: Updates to guidelines require facial coverings for both client and service providers at all times.
An August 18, 2020, update to the Personal Services Guidance (https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19Phase2PersonalServicesGuidance.pdf) added new language that mandates all clients receiving services from a personal service provider must wear a face covering unless otherwise directed by a medical professional. This means that services such as facials, beard trims, or shaves are not permitted at this time, unless they are required by a medical professional.
Personal service providers in these guidelines include cosmetologists, hairstylists, barbers, estheticians, master estheticians, manicurists, nail salon workers, and permanent makeup artists.
Proposed Cosmetology Rule—Update
On July 21, 2020, we notified you of the Washington State Department of Licensing’s (DOL) pre-proposal rule notice (https://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/ASCP//attach/OTS-2330.pdf) that would allow cosmetology schools to offer 50% of their course study online, which is an increase from the currently permitted 25% of theory online.
The DOL received 26 responses: 22 were in favor of the proposed changes, three were in opposition, and one responded as “other.” After reviewing the pre-proposal feedback, the DOL has decided to move forward with rulemaking proceedings on August 18, 2020. You still have an opportunity to comment on the proposed rule. Email csap@dol.wa.gov by October 5, 2020, or join the telephonic public hearing on October 6, 2020, where the public will have the chance to provide verbal testimony.
Telephonic Public Hearing:
Date: October 6, 2020
Time: 10:00 a.m. PT Call-in Number: 1-360-407-3815 Conference ID Number: 8750340


Music fans across Connecticut and the entire United States mourned when Prince passed away unexpectedly in April 2016. He left behind an estate that is worth an estimated $200 million. Two years later, Prince’s heirs have yet to receive any of this money.
When Prince died, he didn’t have an estate plan or will set up to allocate money. Prince had divorced twice and had no surviving children. Therefore, his six surviving siblings were deemed to be the rightful heirs by a judge in May 2017. However, they won’t receive any money until both the Internal Revenue Service and executor agree on the value of Prince’s estate.
Though the family hasn’t been able to access the money, millions have already been paid out in taxes and attorney’s fees. The executor and lawyers have already received $5.9 million and have requested an additional $2.9 million. It is unknown how much in taxes have been collected. While experts still aren’t sure what will happen with the remaining estate, it is believed that the IRS and the state of Minnesota are entitled to approximately 50 percent, though this can be stretched out over time.
People often pass away without an estate plan or will set in place. This type of situation is known as “intestate.” Though intestate laws vary by state, the estate is typically distributed to spouses first and children next. If there are no children, the surviving spouse will likely receive all of the money. In a situation where there is no spouse or surviving children, money is next given to blood relatives. Unfortunately, such distribution may be against what the deceased intended. That’s why it’s important to partner with an attorney who can help with estate planning.


The managers of our organizations secretly hope that everyone does what they are told, gets along with others, stays motivated, and produces work with little supervision. They want things to be as simple as possible to make the tasks more efficient and productive in the workplace. We are well aware that this simplistic way of thinking is unrealistic because, let's face it, no matter how much we want people to fit into our pre-determined success models, they don't.
What is significant to someone of the Traditionalist generation and that of a Millennial?
The most surprising thing to us is how much people differ from the generational trends with which they are typically associated—they all want different things. Yes, generational trends and technological advancements should drive our workplace strategies, but innovating and doing more to fully engage each individual as a unique individual should be our top priority.
Individual employees should be on our team because they have diverse passions, knowledge, and talents that our organizations desperately need. Our goal should be to identify the best characteristics that each generation, each individual brings to the table and then adapt accordingly.
How can we engage Baby Boomers and Generation X while also preparing for Generation Z's entry into the workforce?
Creating solutions based solely on our biases is a disservice to employees. Instead, we should strive to remain in service to our people by assisting them in bringing their best selves to work every day. The more we can help them learn from one another and understand the "whys" of what we do, the better we'll be able to engage them personally.
The more we can see who our employees are and how we can value them for what they bring to the workplace, the more we will be able to engage them, regardless of generation.
So, what motivates various generations?
According to research, people in the workforce from younger generations and Generation Z have distinctly different values and motivators than those from older generations and Baby Boomers.
Younger generations (Generation Y and Generation Z) were more likely to value work where they could:
Influence others.
Challenge themselves.
Focus on achievement and success.
Stand out and be recognized for their achievements.
Find variety, and fun.
Socialize, network, and collaborate with others
When compared to older generations, those from Generation Z were also found to be more strongly motivated by opportunities to engage in meaningful work that contributes to society and helps others.
Older generations, on the other hand (Generation X and Baby Boomers), were more likely to:
Value traditional ways of working,
Respecting a sense of hierarchy
Display a preference for a professional approach to work.
What does this mean for those in positions of leadership at the workplace?
When seeking to engage and motivate employees from Generations Y and Z, leaders should consider providing these individuals with opportunities to engage in meaningful work that will challenge and stretch them, as well as opportunities to engage and collaborate with others.
Leaders should look for ways to celebrate successes and "wins" with these individuals, as well as acknowledge and recognize their contributions and achievements, as this is likely to help engage and motivate employees from younger generations.
Furthermore, these employees are likely to value factors that allow for work-life balance and flexibility. Finally, because younger generations place a higher value on certainty and predictability, they are more likely to be successful.
Have we lost the ability to assist people in engaging and interacting with one another?
No, in a workplace scenario we feel that leadership plays an important role as they can then ensure that key practices, processes, and systems are in place to help drive the desired culture and work environment, which will help the organisation achieve its key goals and performance outcomes.
To ensure that employees are engaged and motivated and that they are contributing to the organization's success, leaders must understand their employees' values, motivators, and drivers, as well as how this is likely to impact how they will respond to the current culture and work environment within the organisation.


Weekly Fintech Focus President Biden issues an executive order on competition with implications on open banking, UDAAP enforcement, and pricing disclosures. Federal banking regulators seeking to standardize guidance on third-party risk management, seek public comment. FFIEC updates and expands the Operations Booklet of its IT Examination Handbook to address technology risk management expectations for cloud computing and other evolving technologies. FinCEN issues a list of AML priorities as well as considers engaging in a no-action letter process. Colorado becomes the latest state to repeal its ban on credit card surcharges. President Biden signs Congressional Review Act resolution rescinding OCC’s True Lender Rule—now what?
President Biden Issues an Executive Order on Competition with Implications for Financial Institutions
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Executive Order establishes a “whole-of-government” effort to promote competition in the American economy and includes over 70 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies to address competition issues identified in the Executive Order. A few of these issues will directly affect fintech and payment related activities, including open banking initiatives, anticompetitive aspects of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) authority to prevent unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts and practices (UDAAPs), and fee disclosures.
The most important initiative for the financial industry is likely an initiative to make it easier and cheaper to switch banks by requiring banks to allow customers to take their financial transaction data with them to a competitor. The Executive Order directs the CFPB to commence or continue rulemaking activities under section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act to facilitate the portability of consumer financial transaction data to enable consumers to more easily switch financial institutions and use innovative financial products.
The Executive Order also directs the CFPB to enforce the prohibition on UDAAPs to ensure that actors engaged in unlawful activities do not obtain an unfair advantage over competitors who follow the law. To date, the CFPB has not used its UDAAP authority to directly address competition, particularly a scenario where a financial institution is getting ahead of its competition by engaging in illegal acts.
A more minor development, but likely impactful to consumers is an initiative to make it easier for people to get refunds from airlines and to comparison shop for flights by requiring clear upfront disclosure of add-on fees. The Executive Order directs the Department of Transportation to ensure consumers are not exposed or subject to advertising, marketing, pricing, and charging of ancillary fees that may constitute an unfair or deceptive practice or an unfair method of competition. Any changes ordered by the agency would result in changes to checkout flows for airlines and travel companies. Separate from the Executive Order, we anticipate additional action from other regulators like the Federal Trade Commission that could address pricing disclosures and limits on practices like drip pricing.
Banking Agencies Proposing to Jointly Update Third-Party Risk Management Guidance, Seek Input on Bank-Fintech Partnerships
On July 13, 2021, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed interagency guidance that would update and standardize the agencies’ respective supervisory guidance on managing risks associated with third-party relationships, including relationships with fintechs.
The FRB, OCC, and FDIC each have issued prior guidance for their respective supervised banking organizations: the FRB’s 2013 guidance, the OCC’s 2013 guidance and 2020 FAQs, and the FDIC’s 2008 guidance. Each agency’s guidance reflects the same general principles and expectations, but there are minor variations between them. Perhaps more importantly for fintechs, only the OCC has issued additional clarifications (in the form of the FAQs) to provide clarity on how the guidance applies to emerging technologies and bank-fintech partnerships.
The proposed guidance is substantially similar to the OCC’s existing guidance and would effectively bring the expectations for FDIC- and FRB-supervised institutions into alignment with existing expectations for OCC-supervised institutions.
The agencies seek comment on (1) the guidance itself, and (2) the extent to which the concepts discussed in the OCC’s FAQs should be incorporated into the guidance. Although not directly requested by the regulators, commenters may also consider the impact of any changes related to the recent Executive Order related to open banking discussed above as it applies to bank’s obligations as covered by the third-party risk management guidance, including the connection of fintechs to bank APIs. The proposed guidance likely will be published in the Federal Register in the coming days with comments due 60 days after publication.
FFIEC Issues IT Risk Management Guidance for Evolving Technology
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has replaced the existing “Operations” Booklet in its Information Technology Examination Handbook with a new “Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations” (AIO) Booklet. The IT Handbook serves as regulatory guidance for financial institutions (and indirectly, their nonbank partners and service providers) on regulatory expectations for IT-related safety and soundness, consumer financial protection, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
One of the most notable additions to the new AIO Booklet is enhanced discussion of expectations for “evolving technologies,” including cloud computing, zero-trust architecture, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the Internet of Things. The Booklet emphasizes the importance of strong third-party risk management practices and should be read in conjunction with the banking agencies’ third-party risk management guidance, discussed below.
FinCEN Issues AML Priorities and Considers No-Action Letters
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently announced two documents it was required to produce under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act). First, FinCEN issued its first list of priorities for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (the Priorities). The federal banking regulators also issued an interagency statement clarifying the applicability of the Priorities would apply to banks, and FinCEN issued a parallel statement on the Priorities’ applicability to non-bank financial institutions. The Priorities are intended to identify significant AML/CFT threats to U.S. bank and non-bank entities. Second, FinCEN issued a report explaining that FinCEN may undertake a rulemaking to develop a no-action letter process, but that such a process would be a challenge for the agency.
The Priorities are broad, and include the following:
Corruption Cybercrime Domestic and international terrorist financing Fraud Transnational criminal organizations Drug trafficking organizations Human trafficking and human smuggling Proliferation financing
FinCEN explains that these Priorities can be read along with other reports, including the Treasury’s 2020 Illicit Finance Strategy document and the 2018 National Risk Assessment to help financial institutions assess and respond to risks. Due to their breadth, FinCEN’s Priorities are not clear guidance for specific actions by covered institutions, but the Priorities do at least list the areas that FinCEN will be focusing on in its exams and potential future rulemakings. Financial institutions can take this time to reassess their AML/CFT programs to ensure they address these Priorities where relevant and to ensure their suspicious activity reporting system is tailored to alert them to these activities. We anticipate future guidance related to these Priorities, which will likely provide more details on each.
FinCEN’s report on developing a no-action letter process notes that a FinCEN no-action letter process could be feasible, but that there are numerous hurdles to such a process and given FinCEN’s resource and enforcement limitations, it would likely do so in consultation with other agencies. After its consultation period, FinCEN raised numerous concerns about a no-action process ranging from the limited FinCEN staffing, to FinCEN’s actions affecting financial institutions that are regulated by many other regulators. If FinCEN does engage in a no-action letter process, the agency cautions that such a process will likely be long, ranging from 90 to 120 days for easier no-action requests to several months or over a year for more complex requests, particularly given the potential for disagreement between regulators. The upcoming rulemaking process will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to comment on how the no-action letter process can be developed to best benefit the industry.
Colorado Repeals Ban on Credit Card Surcharges
Earlier this month, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law a repeal of his state’s prohibition on credit card surcharges by merchants. The law repeals the prohibition surcharges and also limits the maximum surcharge amount per transaction to (i) 2% of the total cost to the buyer for the sales or lease transaction, or (ii) the merchant discount fee. Merchants will be required to display a surcharge notice on the merchant’s premises or prior to the customer’s completion of a sale or lease transaction when conducting the transaction online. Surcharges will still be prohibited on cash payments, payments by check, debit card payments or payments made for the redemption of a gift card. Prohibitions on surcharges are nearly eradicated in the United States after existing in close to a third of states just a few years ago.
OCC’s True Lender Rule Rescinded—Now What?
On June 30, 2021, President Biden signed a congressional resolution invalidating the OCC’s True Lender Rule under the Congressional Review Act.
The OCC issued the True Lender Rule in October 2020 to provide guidance for determining which party in bank lending partnerships between a national bank or federal savings association and a non-bank lender (such as a fintech marketplace lender) was the “true lender,” which determines which laws (in particular, which usury laws) apply to the loans. The rule was criticized by consumer protection advocates who argued that the rule permitted so-called “rent-a-charter” partnership arrangements with national banks and federal savings associations to circumvent state consumer protection laws.
Now that the OCC’s True Lender Rule has been invalidated, the law governing when a national bank or federal savings association is acting as a “true lender” has reverted back to the court-created standards, applied on a case-by-case basis, that governed true lender questions before the True Lender Rule was finalized last October. As a result, banks, fintech firms, and nonbank lenders and servicers operating under a bank partnership model, particularly any that began engaging in new activities or jurisdictions in reliance on the True Lender Rule, should re-familiarize themselves with applicable court-created standards and any state law requirements that could now apply again.
It is not yet clear whether the OCC intends to issue a replacement rule, or if it does, what standards that rule would impose. Rules invalidated under the Congressional Review Act may not be replaced with a “substantially similar” rule without an act of Congress, which could present a hurdle for the OCC. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu indicated in a statement that the OCC “will consider policy options, consistent with the Congressional Review Act, that protect consumers while expanding financial inclusion.”


As a natural raw material to a range of furan-based chemicals and solvents, furfural and its derivatives have been extensively used in a range of industries. The direct conversion into furfuryl alcohol, methylfuran and furan via metal-catalyzed hydrogenation, reduction and decarbonylation positions furfural as a strategic and ultimate industrial source for the production of a wide range of derivatives.
Applications
Furfural in practice
Furfural has an aromatic odour reminiscent of almonds. This biomass-based chemical is a hetero-aromatic aldehyde with exceptional physical properties. Applications include:
selective solvent in refining lubricating oils to produce high-quality motor oil with improved temperature-viscosity properties decolourizing agent to refine crude wood rosin purification of C4 and C5 hydrocarbons for manufacturing synthetic rubber reactive solvent and excellent wetting agent in manufacturing abrasive wheels, brake linings and refractory products for the steel industry chemical feedstock for furfuryl alcohol and other derivatives
The furfural production process: from renewable sugarcane to sustainable chemicals
I'm excited about building new business based on derivative technologies from a single chemical platform. Anil Nejal
Director Finance & Controlanil.nejal@furan.com


Hong Kong - A good barometer for the future of flex space?
During uncertain times, demand from flexible space operators eyeing expansion has been one of the few bright spots for the occupier market. With a recession imminent, how will this relatively new industry evolve in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is likely to enter into technical recession for the first time since the global financial crisis in 2007-2008. The local economy is expected to record negative GDP growth for the second consecutive quarter in 3Q19 when the data is released in November. With the ongoing US-China trade war and escalating local political instability, demand for Grade A offices has slowed as demand from Mainland Chinese companies dwindles and fewer existing tenants look to expand. During these uncertain times, demand from flexible space operators eyeing expansion has been one of the few bright spots for the occupier market. However, with a recession imminent, it is unclear how this relatively new industry will evolve in Hong Kong.
The boom year for flexible space operators was in 2018 with new lettings spanning across 520,000 sq ft of Hong Kong Grade A office (approximately 0.5% of office stock), leading the sector to grow by more than 50% in the Grade A office market. Nevertheless, leasing demand by these operators has softened in recent months, as they turn towards more strategic expansion plans. Several operators are shifting strategies, requiring commitments from anchor tenants in parallel to agreeing to leasing new centres. The weakened local economic outlook is starting to have an impact as some operators are reportedly experiencing financial troubles. Despite this, there are still some large international operators who are waiting on the sideline to set up new centres if the right opportunity arises.
With JLL forecasting Grade A office rents to slide in the range of 20-25% over the next two years, and the occupier market shifting toward tenant favourable, what will this mean for the flexible space market? Based on previous downturns, requirements for offices predominantly came from businesses seeking to control real estate cost by either downsizing or relocating to more cost-effective locations. Flexibility of lease terms is advantageous for tenants in uncertain times, as they may not be confident in their office space requirements over the medium term.
This has long been one of the arguments for the flexible space industry: that tenants will be drawn to these operators during tough economic times. This makes Hong Kong a great case study for the industry as economic headwinds are clear to see over the short term and tenants are already being tentative.
Over the longer term, JLL expects that up to 30% of corporate real estate office requirements will be comprised of flexible space by 2030. This will be employed in three forms: tenants incorporating flexible space in their offices (tenant flex), landlords running flexible space in their portfolio (landlord flex), or third party flexible space operators. Overall, there are clear advantages for tenants to incorporate flexible space into their real estate strategies. However, it will be interesting to see how it will evolve in Hong Kong and globally over the next few years.


The purpose of this alert is to give an overview of a revaluation program in New Jersey, and also provide the taxpayer with information that should help mitigate potentially adverse affects of a new assessment.
A revaluation is a program conducted by an outside appraisal firm that is designed to adjust and update property values throughout a municipality. However, it is essential to understand that a revaluation is not a reassessment, even though both can result in the reapportionment of the tax burden among property owners. Both are intended to adjust and update property values, however, a revaluation is performed by a pre-qualified appraisal firm, while a reassessment is conducted by the in-house municipal assessor and staff.
In New Jersey, a municipal-wide revaluation is a process that a taxpayer should not take lightly or ignore. By being proactive, a taxpayer can lay the groundwork for a successful appeal, or even avoid an appeal entirely. A revaluation can occur for a single reason or a number of reasons, but ultimately the driving force behind one is the conclusion by the State Director of Taxation that assessed values of properties in a municipality are exceedingly inaccurate. Therefore, a revaluation’s stated purpose is to reset assessments and spread the municipal tax burden fairly so that, in theory, every taxpayer is paying their fair share. By the very nature of the process, however, a property’s taxes can be significantly changed, and not necessarily for the better.


Advances in quantum manipulation of molecules bring unique opportunities, including the use of molecules to search for new physics, harnessing molecular resources for quantum engineering, and exploring chemical reactions in the ultra-low temperature regime. In this talk, I will focus on our work developing techniques to build single ultracold molecules in optical tweezers as a versatile platform for quantum simulation and quantum computation. Starting with the first proof-of-principle demonstration of building a sodium-cesium molecule from two atoms, we progress to obtain full internal and external quantum state control of a single rovibrational ground-state molecule recently. I will explain how these single molecules will be used as valuable resources for future quantum entanglement applications due to their rich internal degrees of freedom and strong dipolar interactions. If time allows, I will touch on a separate work in the area of ultracold chemistry, where we work toward a detailed microscopic picture of chemical transformation of molecules from one species to another.


Significant figures are the digits in a number that reliably indicate the true value.
For example, if using a scale reliable to the nearest gram, digits beyond the gram are insignificant. If using a ruler with ticks every 1 centimeter, then the ruler is certain to 1 centimeter but reliable to one decimal despite some uncertainty.
Lastly, exact numbers ("3 people" or "1/2" in "1/2mv^2) don't have significant figures, though some may consider them to have infinite significant figures for calculation purposes.
"100" has 1 significant figure because trailing zeros are insignificant by default. If written "100" (with an underline on digit 2), it would have 2 significant figures. rule 5
"100." has 3 significant figures because zeros up to the decimal are significant. rule 3
"100.00" has 5 significant figures because zeros after the decimal are significant. rule 4
We count significant figures using the following rules:
We have a calculator on our homepage to help you with your significant figure calculations.Written by Quentin Truong.


Yesterday, the White House convened leaders from the private sector, academic institutions, and the U.S. Government to advance a national cybersecurity labeling program for Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices. The Biden-Harris Administration has made it a priority to strengthen our nation’s cybersecurity, and a key part of that effort is ensuring the devices that have become a commonplace in the average American household – like baby monitors or smart home appliances – are protected from cyber threats. A labeling program to secure such devices would provide American consumers with the peace of mind that the technology being brought into their homes is safe, and incentivize manufacturers to meet higher cybersecurity standards and retailers to market secure devices.
Yesterday’s dialogue focused on how to best implement a national cybersecurity labeling program, drive improved security standards for Internet-enabled devices, and generate a globally recognized label. Government and industry leaders discussed the importance of a trusted program to increase security across consumer devices that connect to the Internet by equipping devices with easily recognized labels to help consumers make more informed cybersecurity choices (e.g., an “EnergyStar” for cyber). These conversations build on the foundational work that has been pioneered by the private sector and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help build more secure Internet-connected devices. It also follows President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, which highlighted the need for improved IoT security and tasked NIST, in partnership with the Federal Trade Commission, to advance improved cybersecurity standards and standardized product labels for these devices.
The companies and industry associations that participated in yesterday’s dialogue represent some of the world’s largest manufacturers and retailers of Internet enabled consumer products, who will work with the U.S. Government to move this initiative forward, including: Amazon, the American National Standards Institute, AT&T, Cisco Systems, Comcast, Consumer Reports, the Consumer Technology Association, the Connectivity Standards Alliance, CTIA, Google, Intel, ioXt, LG, the National Retail Federation, Samsung, Sony, and UL Solutions. Additional participants represented include: the National Security Council, the Office of the National Cyber Director, the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Economic Council, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the European Commission, the Atlantic Council, Carnegie Mellon University, and R Street Institute. U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) provided opening remarks.
Based on yesterday’s discussions, the White House will continue to develop the national cybersecurity labeling program for a targeted rollout in the Spring of 2023.
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Operating a cannabis business within the United States can already be uncertain. Laws between states can vary substantially, and federal laws remain a major source of concern for the entire supply chain. Despite these challenges, the cannabis industry continues to grow in the United States, proving this industry remains resilient despite uncertainties and a shifting regulatory environment.
However, individual cannabis businesses still face their own problems, including the prevalence of cybercrime. With so many potential external forces creating business challenges and opportunities, keeping your operations protected from unexpected expenses is important. Cyber liability insurance is one way to minimize risk, and it's critically important for cannabis-related businesses.
Why Do You Need Cyber Liability Coverage?
Standard business insurance, typically called commercial liability insurance, protects your business from potential liabilities. These typically include physical injuries that occur on-site and damages caused by products, misrepresentation or labeling issues, and advertising. However, general insurance does not usually protect your business from damages resulting from cyber crimes.
Like other liability coverage policies, cyber liability coverage helps safeguard your company against legal expenses. While cyber fraud and other crimes can impact your business directly, they can also affect your customers, employees, other businesses, and even unrelated bystanders. If these individuals or organizations suffer monetary harm, they may attempt to seek a legal remedy from your company.
Data breaches are often the most common cause of liability issues related to cybercrime, but they're far from the only crime that can leave your company vulnerable to lawsuits. Even simple denial-of-service attacks may open your company up to legal issues by affecting access to services your clients rely on for income or other critical purposes.
Why Do Cannabis Industry Organizations Need Cyber Liability Insurance?
Cybercrime is the second-largest source of losses for cannabis-related companies. Since cybercriminals often target small businesses, and small businesses employ a majority of workers in the cannabis industry, it's no surprise that this category makes up such a large percentage of legal losses for cannabis companies.
However, other factors also make this industry a uniquely suitable target for cybercrime. With a constantly shifting regulatory landscape, many companies may not have the time or resources to implement ironclad cybersecurity techniques. Smaller businesses may also lack dedicated IT security teams and the expertise to train employees against IT threats.
These vulnerabilities leave many companies open to attack and, ultimately, to legal liabilities that can be even costlier than the attack itself. Purchasing cyber liability coverage for your company helps you mitigate these risks, allowing you to focus on growing your business for the future.
Contact a company like Millers Insurance Group to learn more.


A Coca-Cola plant in India, which has faced criticism for extracting too much groundwater and releasing high levels of pollutants, is to be closed down, officials have reported.
Anti-pollution authorities have declared that the soft drink manufacturing Mehdiganj plant in Varanasi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, breached pollution conditions on its operating license, prompting an order closure.
Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control board members secretary JS Yadav said,
“The plant is closed following orders. “They have also been asked to take suitable measures to recharge the depleting groundwater level by twice the amount they have extracted.” “Also, the effluents released by the plant contain pollutants beyond the permissible limits.”
Coca-Cola has appealed to the environmental court to stop the closure of the plant and is waiting for new developments.
The plant has been the centre of protests for many years – with one campaign group arguing it was illegally built on village council land, which landed it a 126,000 rupee (£1,231) fine – and was threatened to be demolished by local authorities.
The plant has also been criticised for expanding its operation to 600 polythene terephthalate bottles a minute amongst increases in pollutant levels and the draining of even more water. Demonstrators have accused Coca-Cola for causing water shortages in the area.
India is Coca-Cola’s fastest growing market, alongside many other industries benefitting from the rapidly expanding nature of the country’s economy and its growing middle-class population.
Coke currently has 58 bottling plants nationwide in India with more plants expected to appear.
Earlier this year, the firm announced a ‘second life’ promotion campaign for its plastic bottles – offering transferable caps that would utilise the bottle after its soft-drink was consumed. However, critics have noted that this could actually consume more plastic than before.
Photo credit: coca cola by Ze’ev Barkan via flickr


Shoulder joint injuries can be very perplexing. There are multiple articulations (movements) at the shoulders, making it a challenge to directly pinpoint an injury. But proper assessment and movement tests to determine specific pain can narrow it down to specific injury issues.
The following article looks at specific tests you can consider before (and during proper assessment) for shoulder impingement, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff tear, supraspinatus issues, biceps tendon injuries, and more...


The significant challenge for conservation at present is securing wildlife habitats and ensuring a sustainable balance over conflicting land uses. Humans continue exerting pressure on land for infrastructure expansion, agriculture and urban development necessitated by the population growth. Therefore, increasing cases of human-wildlife conflict and poaching incidences are but indicators of a failing conservation model that requires a reset in how we develop and implement strategic policies and actions.
Conservation of natural resources is at crossroads and urgently requires a collaborative, multisectoral and transdisciplinary approach at all levels – county and national government – to ensure a healthy ecosystem with the interconnection between people, plants, animals and their shared environment. The environment provides us with food, fibre, mineral, medicines, industrial products and innumerable ecosystem services such as cleansing our waste, dampening flood peaks, breaking down rocks into productive soils, maintaining the supply of oxygen in the atmosphere, supporting pollinators for many crops and predators that control many agricultural pests.
Our lives depend on building resilient and healthy ecosystems, facilitating the continuation of environmental services despite disturbances. Degrading the environment degrades our life support system since conservation occurs on land, an essential resource for future generations.
Therefore, the current rate of land transformation and degradation is unsustainable and requires a paradigm shift and focus on balancing wildlife needs and human needs. So, to live sustainably, harmoniously, and successfully side by side with animals, we need to focus on how to share the land and its resources, and importantly, to ensure animals have space and resources they need.
Our Vision 2030 recognizes the need to ensure the connectivity of ecosystems to sustain our lives for the benefit of the present and future generations. Kenya has the best policies and laws on the governance of natural resources, but we continue to fail because of sector conflicts and lack of working together towards a common purpose. In Kenya, wildlife law requires designated conservation area – parks, reserve, sanctuary and conservancies to prepare management plans. Not all conservation areas have management plans in place due to limited resources in preparing these plans. Where management plans are in place, we face a legal challenge when they are not recognized and integrated into the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) and land laws governing the use of land.
An example is where a large-scale agricultural activity occurs in an area earmarked and suitable for livestock and wildlife conservation. The area has a management plan recognized under the wildlife act, land use identified as suitable for livestock and wildlife conservation yet legally the land use on the land title contradicts the defined land use in the management plan. Which law do you apply in this case?
Unless harmonization of land laws and land uses is achieved, we continue losing natural resources at an accelerated rate. What is urgently required is recognition of management plans in the land regimes identify and zone areas based on suitable and acceptable land uses.
Kenya recently launched the wildlife corridors, and dispersal areas report an outcome of Vision 2030, which remains unimplementable due to legal challenges. The pertinent questions that remain unanswered to date are whose land are you setting the corridor? Was the landowner involved in the planning, determining and mapping the areas? What is the compensation mechanism for one arm of government to set aside land as a wildlife corridor and dispersal area?
Protected parks and reserves such as Masai Mara Reserve, Nairobi National Park, Amboseli National Park, Tsavo (East and West) National Parks and Aberdares National Park to mention a few cannot survive on their own and need a connected ecosystem for species to thrive.


Abstract
Objective: In the absence of head-to-head trials, indirect treatment comparisons (ITCs) between ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel; in CARTITUDE-1) and treatments used in real-world clinical practice (physician’s choice of treatment [PCT]), were previously conducted. We conducted multiple meta-analyses using available ITC data to consolidate the effectiveness of cilta-cel versus PCT for patients with triple-class exposed relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Methods: Five ITCs were assessed for similarity to ensure robust comparisons using meta-analysis. Effectiveness outcomes were overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), time to next treatment (TTNT), and overall response rate (ORR). A robust variance estimator was used to account for the use of CARTITUDE-1 in each pairwise ITC. Analyses were conducted in both treated and enrolled populations of CARTITUDE-1. Results: Four ITCs were combined for evaluation of OS. Results were statistically significantly in favor of cilta-cel versus PCT in treated patients (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.24, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.22–0.26). Three ITCs were combined for evaluation of PFS and TTNT. Cilta-cel reduced the risk of progression and receiving a subsequent treatment by 80% (HR: 0.20 [95% CI: 0.06, 0.70]) and 83% (HR: 0.17 [95% CI: 0.12, 0.26]), respectively. Three ITCs were combined for evaluation of ORR. Cilta-cel increased the odds of achieving an overall response by 86-times versus PCT in treated patients. Findings were consistent in the enrolled populations and across sensitivity analyses. Conclusions: Evaluating multiple indirect comparisons, cilta-cel demonstrated a significantly superior advantage over PCT, highlighting its effectiveness as a therapy in patients with triple-class exposed RRMM.
Keywords CAR-T CARTITUDE-1 Relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma ciltacabtagene autoleucel meta-analysis triple-class exposed ASJC Scopus subject areas Medicine(all)


Leveraging Data…An Age-old Challenge Growing Larger
Data is considered the lifeblood of the insurance industry. More data should provide industry stakeholders with opportunities to improve products and services, be more efficient and effective, deliver meaningful value to customers. However, the amount of data generated today is growing exponentially, becoming more granular, more sophisticated, and more pervasive due to technologies like telematics, IoT and AI. Meanwhile, the ability to translate data into valuable insights is impeded by legacy systems, incompatible software, incomplete information, and privacy and security concerns.
Solving the “Data Problem” Promotes Innovation, Opportunity want better access to data and insights to inform product development, underwriting, risk management and claims adjusting. Insurers seek knowledge locked in data to ensure a fair and solvent marketplace. Indeed, all stakeholders in the insurance ecosystem would benefit from harnessing insights from data from, including: Regulators Insurance Agents and Brokers MGAs, MGUs and Third-Party Administrators (TPAs) Reinsurers and Capital Markets Industry and State Rating and Bureau Services Insurance Trade Associations Risk intelligence, Modeling, Analytics and Actuarial Service Providers Software and Technology Developers Insurtech Innovation Communities: AI, IoT, Blockchain Networks
…and so many other communities, even beyond the insurance industry.
openIDL… A Scalable ‘Network of Networks’ Unlocking Potential
openIDL the only information exchange platform built expressly for the insurance industry, harmonizing data across stakeholders, and even within organizations, increasing security and operating efficiencies, bringing new ease, accuracy and transparency, and new controls over valuable data. openIDL is grounded in the accessibility of open-source software, with the gold-standard security of distributed ledger technology.
openIDL unites industry stakeholders in an exclusive ecosystem where Members contribute and retrieve up-to-the-minute information and analysis without divulging the underlying data…where data owners regulate access on a secure and permissioned basis.
Beyond Streamlined Regulatory Reporting
While initially established by AAIS to modernize the regulatory reporting process, the openIDL Linux Foundation Project has far-reaching benefits across the insurance community. openIDL enables cooperation within the industry, and across industries, so that stakeholders can collaborate on moving the insurance industry forward.
Carriers gain new insights to inform decision-making, improve underwriting, expedite policyholder services, and develop next-gen insurance products. Regulators gain immediate access to market performance metrics as events unfold, informing policy decisions, and supporting new market development. Real-time coverage and claims services are more readily available.. Fraud and questionable data become a thing of the past. Reinsurers can manage their portfolios more accurately and expeditiously. Robotics and IoT devices can help carriers manage their response to loss events. Satellite images can inform catastrophe claims adjusting and recovery. Governments and carriers can partner to monitor insured driver status. Telematics companies can provide valuable information on driver behavior and accident occurrence.


Abstract
While class has been an enduring focus for sociologists of education, there has been little focus on the interrelations between class, religion, and education, despite widespread public anxieties about faith schools potentially encouraging both social class segregation and religious separatism, which have become more pronounced as the expansion of free schools and academies in England has increased opportunities for religious bodies’ engagement in educational provision. This article explores the importance of class in relation to the intersections of religion and education through examining how an ‘open evangelical’ church engages with children in schools linked with it, drawing on eighteen months’ ethnographic fieldwork with the church, its linked schools, and other informal educational activities run by the church. Through analyzing the everyday practices through which evangelical leaders seek to affect children’s lives and how they speak about their involvements with children, the article reveals the significance of class in this context, providing insight into how evangelicals’ primary aspiration in this setting is for children’s ‘upward mobility’, as their ambitions are shaped through middle-class, entrepreneurial norms, in which developing a neoliberal ethic of individual self-discipline and ‘productivity’ is privileged. Through focusing on the ‘othering’ of the urban poor in these discourses, the article adds to our knowledge of the complex interrelations between evangelicalism and class, and deepens understanding of how secular neoliberal norms become interwoven with an alternative evangelical moral project of forming the self.
Bibliographical note© 2017 by SAGE Publications and the British Sociological Association. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. Keywords Academies Childhood Class Cultural capital Evangelicalism Free schools


In 2019, the passage of SB 77 provided one-time state funding to create CalKIDS, a qualified scholarship program. It opens a college savings account for every newborn child in California regardless of income. CalKIDS will provide an initial seed deposit of at least $25 in each savings account and other potential financial awards to participants. In 2021, the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act significantly expanded the program to include an additional 3.7 million low-income public school students in grades 1 through 12 who qualify for free or reduced lunch, are homeless, or are in foster care. Eligible students receive an initial seed deposit of $500. Later in 2021, CalKIDS clarified eligibility to include students attending state special schools. The CalKIDS expansion was implemented on July 1, 2022.
College Savings and CalKIDS Accounts allow families to save and invest money for their children’s future higher education expenses. Savings withdrawn from a CSA program that utilizes a 529 college savings account, such as CalKIDS, are not subject to federal or state taxes if they are used for qualified higher education expenses.
Because CalKIDS Accounts are owned by the State and are not available to the Assistance Unit (AU) are not counted as income or resources for CalWORKs purposes. Any funds, including funds deposited and investment returns, originating from a CalKIDS account will not be considered in the eligibility determination or grant calculation for CalWORKs applicants or recipients.
CalKIDS Accounts are entirely excluded as income or resources for the CalFresh and California Food Assistance Program CalKIDS shows accounts must be excluded from income and resources entirely.
CalKIDS does not count as income for CalWORKs Homeless Assistance Program (HA) and the CalWORKs Housing Support Program (HSP) because they are CalWORKs programs. CalKIDS also does not count as income when determining eligibility for assistance provided by other Housing and Homelessness Programs, including Project Roomkey/Homelessness COVID Response, Bringing Families Home, and the Housing and Disability Advocacy Program.
CalKIDS accounts do not count as income for CalWORKs Stage 1 Child Care. For other child care programs, CalKIDS accounts are not considered countable income because they are owned by the state.. CalKIDS funds that are withdrawn and not utilized for educational purposes may be considered countable income if not excluded on some other basis.
The impact of CalKIDS on RCA/ECA and TCVAP follows the income and assets eligibility and administration rules of the CalWORKs program unless specifically superseded by RCA regulations. The eligibility criteria for ECA and TCVAP Cash Assistance states benefits shall be the same as those for RCA, with certain exceptions. These CalWORKs regulations regarding the treatment of CalKIDS accounts and funds also apply to RCA, ECA, and TCVAP recipients.
CalKIDS accounts are not counted as a resource for SSI/SSP or CAPI because they are owned by the state. Distributions that are used for educational expenses of the designated beneficiary are excluded as a resource in the month received, and if retained beyond the month of receipt, they are excluded for 9 months beginning with the month of receipt. However, since the funds will be distributed directly to the higher education institutions on behalf of the participants to pay for qualifying higher education expenses and not retained by the beneficiary, the distributions will likewise not be considered a resource to the beneficiary. (ACL 22-79, October 4, 2022.)


Engaged storytellers use the design process as a narrative to reveal the voices of Others, build common understandings, form shared values, and imagine how we will live harmoniously together. Storytelling offers a supportive pedagogy that celebrates diversity of beings and thoughts by including different interests, perspectives, and experiences in the learning process.
How can architectural education empower students to develop common narratives that build common understanding of architecture and place?


Research Article - Biomedical Research (2022) Volume 33, Issue 4
Impact on certain essential trace elements in polycystic ovarian syndrome patients in north-west Indians Background: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder that affects 6%-7% ofpremenopausal women. Ferritin is a ubiquitous intracellular protein that is essential for the regulation ofiron homeostasis. Iron is a strong pro-oxidant and high body iron levels are associated with an increased levelof oxidative stress, pathogenesis of various disease like Diabetes, Cardiovascular diseases, PCOS etc. Aim: The present study was designed to evaluate certain essential trace elements like Ferritin, Copper,Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium levels in young PCOS women’s from tertiary care hospitals of Punjab state ofIndia. Research Design and Methods: 35 PCOS patients were recruited from the urban and rural area of thePunjab State in the age range of 20 to 40 years. Results: Serum ferritin (P ≤ 0.001) and copper (P ≤ 0.05) concentrations were significantly increased whilea significant fall in zinc (P ≤ 0.05), magnesium (P ≤ 0.05) and selenium (P ≤ 0.01) was observed in womenpresenting with PCOS with respect to healthy control subjects. Conclusion: A significant increase in ferritin and Cu while a significant fall in Se, Zn and Mg levels observedin the present study suggesting that these essential trance elements are an important etiological role in thepathogenicity and increased complication of PCOS.


Midas Safety Platform
The Midas Safety Platform provides early phase exploration of functional safety architectures and leverages native chip design data to perform accurate safety analysis efficiently.
Automotive safety compliance is a practice that automakers and component manufacturers must undertake to develop safety-critical hardware and software products and meet the functional safety goals required by automotive industry standards.
As the automotive industry rapidly embraces state-of-the-art electronics to turn the idea of a connected and autonomous vehicle into reality, ensuring safety compliance for these new components is becoming more critical than ever. Increasingly, hardware components are making way for standardized embedded electronics and software components. While these new systems allow automakers to deliver over-the-air (OTA) software and firmware updates for new features and bug fixes, the widespread use of these software-defined electronic and electrical (E/E) systems come with potential risks. With a typical car consisting of millions of lines of software code and several electronic and electrical (E/E) components, any malfunctioning event in the hardware or software can put human lives in danger.
To effectively address the safety concerns, automotive technology developers today rely on a growing number of standards. One such critical automotive functional safety standard is the ISO 26262, which defines a risk classification system called automotive safety integrity levels, or ASIL bands. These different degrees of safety levels aim to reduce potential hazards caused by E/E system malfunctions, ensuring that they work as intended and safely.
This guide explains the importance of automotive safety compliance, how ASIL classifications work, and the tools that can be leveraged to build a connected vehicle software that can safely prevent hazards resulting from hardware faults.
Vehicle safety data provided by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) shows that an average of six million vehicle crashes happen every year in the U.S. alone. To reduce this number and prevent road traffic fatalities, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) often issues an auto recall if the vehicle no longer meets the minimum safety standards or if there is a potential safety risk. In 2016, automakers in the U.S. were forced to make a record safety recall of over 53 million vehicles. These statistics indicate that cars are still one of the primary reasons for road accidents, making automotive safety compliance a fundamental requirement.
With the integration of complex safety and comfort solutions, such as antilock braking system (ABS), airbags, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and autonomous driving features, an automobile today is nothing less than a marvel of technological innovation. However, as our vehicles become smarter and more autonomous, the underlying technologies—if not designed correctly—can lead to more safety issues. For instance, malfunctioning hardware meant to control a vehicle's ABS or airbags can lead to life-threatening injuries. Similarly, in an all-electric vehicle, high-voltage power buses and battery packs can pose a risk to human safety if not properly managed and designed as per standards.
As we achieve higher autonomy levels and look forward to a future full of connected vehicles, the functional safety of embedded electronics and software systems controlling these components under the hood will be paramount. Thankfully, several standards exist, most notably the ISO 26262, which significantly reduce the risks by providing a framework to develop electronic hardware and software systems that require functional safety.
For automotive suppliers and technology developers seeking safety compliance for their products, ISO 26262 outlines technical safety requirements (TSRs) and specifications. These guidelines must be followed throughout the vehicle's lifecycle—from design, development, production, and operation to decommissioning—to achieve functional safety.
The ISO 26262 standard follows a risk-based approach to determine the level of risk associated with hazardous operational situations that an electrical or electronic component may encounter in real-world conditions. During this certification, each automotive component (hardware or software) passes through hazard analysis and risk assessment (HARA) to identify all the potential hazards and categorize them based on the three variables: severity, exposure, and controllability.
For example, consider an electronic power steering (EPS) system being evaluated for all possible malfunctioning behaviors. Each hazardous event resulting from the safety analysis of the EPS system is then assigned severity, exposure, and controllability classes. Severity has four classes, ranging from "no injury" (S0) to "fatal injuries" (S3). Similarly, exposure has five classes, with E0 being "incredibly unlikely" to E4 being "highly probable." Controllability, too, has four classes, covering "controllable in general" (C0) to "uncontrollable" (C3).
The required ASIL is then determined by combining these three variables and their classes. ASIL-A represents the lowest potential hazard, while ASIL-D is the highest degree potential hazard. Combining the highest potential hazards from all the three variables (S3 + E4 + C3) will result in the ASIL-D classification. An EPS system also requires an ASIL-D grade, as the risks associated with the failure of this system are the highest. In contrast, the components only require an ASIL-A grade in areas where safety is not critical.
While the ISO 26262 standard provides all the necessary guidelines to address the functional safety aspects of every hardware and software component that goes into a vehicle, it is not keeping up with the increasingly complex automotive embedded systems. Therefore, regulators are working on revising the existing standards and developing new ones to ensure that the latest automotive technologies comply with the safety requirements. The ISO/SAE 21434 is a step in this direction, which is the first standard that addresses cybersecurity concerns in vehicles.
Although more standards will likely be established, and the current ones will be updated in the future, forward-looking automakers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) must implement a strategy to develop products with the highest quality and safety features that current standards require. This approach will help future-proofing the products and ensure that they comply with stringent safety norms that are still under development. At Cadence, we offer advanced automotive functional safety solutions to help component developers succeed in their efforts to build safe products for the modern automobile.
As the industry's first DSPs optimized for automotive radar, lidar, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X), Cadence Tensilica ConnX B10 and ConnX B20 DSPs enable developers to achieve ASIL-B random fault and ASIL-D systemic fault-compliant certification faster. The Cadence Tensilica Xtensa Processors with FlexLock are also certified for full ASIL-D compliance, enabling ASIL-D systematic and ASIL-D random fault protection for Functional Safety (FuSa) applications.
Connected vehicle software developers can also leverage our Midas Safety Platform to explore functional safety architectures in the early phase. The safety platform fully automates fault injection and result analysis for IP, SoC, and system designs, enabling automobile technology developers to validate whether their software functions safely when a fault is injected into the hardware. With the automated generation of FMEDA and certification reports, developers can accelerate their assessments for safety compliance, reach their target ASILs, and quickly complete their ISO 26262 verification.


Whether caused by man or nature, electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) events have the potential to disrupt and permanently damage electrical components and entire systems within most critical infrastructure sectors and impact large-scale infrastructure. While EMP hardening standards exist for military applications, they are often too case-specific, expensive, and impractical for the private sector to implement, leading to very little action being taken to address this threat, despite it having the potential to affect the nation at large.
The Science and Technology Directorate’s (S&T’s) Critical Infrastructure Resilience activities aim to improve understanding of the effects of EMP/GMD events on communications infrastructure and drive research activities to provide practical, data-driven, specific, and actionable information, concepts, techniques, technologies, and tools to critical infrastructure owners and operators to potentially mitigate the impact of and/or recover from EMP/GMD events.


The consequences of a dry and warm winter such as that of last year, are felt the following summer when those who need water must share increasingly scarce resources. The river Po in Piacenza (Italy), June 2022.
© null | Pierlino Bergonzi
A team of researchers and entrepreneurs from MobyGIS, Eurac Research, and Sinergise, were funded by the European Space Agency to create the first service that monitors water reserves stored in the snow in the entire Alpine range and provides high-resolution real-time maps. The prototype can be tested free of charge for the next six months before it becomes commercialized.


The SAM domain-containing protein 1 (SAMD1) acts as a repressive chromatin regulator at unmethylated CpG islands. Stielow B., Zhou Y., Cao Y., Simon C., Pogoda H-M., Jiang J., Ren Y., Phanor SK., Rohner I., Nist A., Stiewe T., Hammerschmidt M., Shi Y., Bulyk ML., Wang Z., Liefke R.
CpG islands (CGIs) are key regulatory DNA elements at most promoters, but how they influence the chromatin status and transcription remains elusive. Here, we identify and characterize SAMD1 (SAM domain-containing protein 1) as an unmethylated CGI-binding protein. SAMD1 has an atypical winged-helix domain that directly recognizes unmethylated CpG-containing DNA via simultaneous interactions with both the major and the minor groove. The SAM domain interacts with L3MBTL3, but it can also homopolymerize into a closed pentameric ring. At a genome-wide level, SAMD1 localizes to H3K4me3-decorated CGIs, where it acts as a repressor. SAMD1 tethers L3MBTL3 to chromatin and interacts with the KDM1A histone demethylase complex to modulate H3K4me2 and H3K4me3 levels at CGIs, thereby providing a mechanism for SAMD1-mediated transcriptional repression. The absence of SAMD1 impairs ES cell differentiation processes, leading to misregulation of key biological pathways. Together, our work establishes SAMD1 as a newly identified chromatin regulator acting at unmethylated CGIs.


Tip of the Week: Leveraging Social Media as a Pharmacy Tool Social media has developed into a powerful and versatile device that can inform and reach a multitude of persons almost instantaneously.
Social media is ubiquitous. We are in a thriving digital age, and the current landscape can potentially help pharmacy reap the benefits of its influential expansion.
Regardless of social media’s initial impressions as a personal engagement tool, it has developed into a powerful and versatile device that can inform and reach a multitude of persons almost instantaneously. Utilizing social media to advance the marketing of pharmacy businesses and personnel allows for growth and innovation. Pharmacy practitioners and pharmacy managers have been provided a tool that can highlight the contributions of pharmacists and advertise the services provided.
A study published in the
Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology described the benefits of social media in the pharmacy community health setting. The authors utilized focus group discussions to delve into the impressions that pharmacists had about the roles, purposes, and opportunities presented by the social media platforms they used. From the focus group discussions, 4 overall themes were identified—how pharmacists use social media, how public health initiatives and safety are promoted, how the public perceives pharmacists' use of social media, and how to expand the roles of pharmacists.
Three key findings were extrapolated from these 4 themes. These findings identified how social media is currently used by pharmacists to debunk myths and educate misinformed audiences as follows:
Pharmacists, with their depth of knowledge in all topics drug-related, can fill in gaps and provide reliable professional information to the public. Social media can be used to engage the public and advance pharmacy practice and its services. Social media can be used to communicate to patients their medication reminders and provide an alternative avenue for patient engagement, where traditional methods of communication might fall short.
Social media does present challenges for pharmacists, such as maintaining digital safety, and preventing litigation or tarnishing of brand reputation arising from inappropriate information shared. Anxiety can develop from a fear of losing follower engagement and lack of development of viral content. Despite its shortcomings, social media provides an avenue for advocacy and expansion of pharmacy practice. It provides pharmacy practitioners a space to engage in current initiatives, share experiences, and network.
Pharmacy practitioners would benefit from the use of social media to curate customer loyalty, educate misinformed patients, improve customer service, and promote pharmacy services. Pharmacy managers should continue to educate themselves on current social media usage, seek ideas from pharmacy personnel and customers, and advocate for proper social media utilization among all employees.
Additional information about Marketing Fundamentals, Marketing Applications;and Customer Servicecan be found in
Pharmacy Management: Essentials for All Practice Settings, 5e. Sarah Carpio, BS, PharmD Candidate, Touro University California College of Pharmacy in Vallejo. Shane P. Desselle, RPh, PhD, FAPhA, Professor of Social and Behavioral Pharmacy, Touro University California College of Pharmacy. REFERENCE
Hermansyah A, Sukorini AI, Asmani F, Suwito KA, Rahayu TP. The contemporary role and potential of pharmacist contribution for community health using social media.
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Improved troughs are reducing feed wastage in Ethiopia
Even though livestock play a significant role in improving the livelihoods of Ethiopia’s rural households, feed availability has been a major constraint for many livestock keepers in the country. Pressure on land due to a high population density has reduced available land for growing forages, which are often also of low quality. Postharvest feed loss and poor utilization practices also contribute greatly to feed scarcity and poor livestock nutrition in the smallholder farming system.
Simple and affordable technologies can, however, considerably minimize wastage of feeds during storage and optimize the use of available feed resources.
Under the Africa RISING project in Ethiopia, improved feed sheds and prototype improved feed troughs have been tested and validated to reduce wastage and bring other advantages when feeding cattle and small ruminants. Findings and observations from the research include the following:
Feed wastage was considerably reduced (>30%) because of using improved feed troughs and storage sheds. Quality deterioration of straw, stover and hay was avoided during storage due to improved feed sheds. Fungal contamination on stored feeds was minimal, which enable the reduction of health risks for farmers who handle feeds and feeding. Labour demand for feeding reduced (up to 20%) due to feeding troughs. The technologies enabled farmers to mix different feed ingredients on feed troughs and feed a better-quality diet. Improved feed troughs contributed to an efficient cut-and-carry feeding system with cultivated forages and other collected feeds. Interest was created among development partners to scale up the technologies. By 2021, more than 2,200 feed troughs have been shared with livestock keepers with support from development partners.
For farmers like Alemayehu Endale in Angolalla District, the feed trough technology has played a significant role in reducing wastage. ‘Previously we fed our cattle on the ground and the cattle would walk on the feeds, which were also exposed to mud. But with the feeding trough, an affordable technology, we can feed them very well and reduce wastage,’ he says.
According to Kindu Mekonnen, the project’s chief scientist, these technologies are enhancing feed management and use by promoting safe, high-quality animal feeding. Farmers can use the feed trough to easily mix feeds and they make it convenient to feed mixed diets for cattle.’
He adds that the results from monitoring the use of the improved feed troughs technology in four sites in Ethiopia shows a positive outcome in saving the feed biomass supplied to the animals as compared to the traditional feed troughs.
This film highlights the works of Africa RISING in helping smallholder farmers with the improved technologies.


Since 2009, the federal executive branch has had clear legal authority to implement regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While the Trump Administration is unlikely to exercise this authority, a future administration almost certainly will. Therefore, there is value in determining the most efficient implementation of such policies.
This report compares the effectiveness and economic impact of two commonly considered policies: a carbon tax and direct regulation. It finds that carbon taxes are significantly more cost-effective at reducing greenhouse gases than regulations, with regulations costing more than twice as much per metric ton of carbon dioxide abated while reducing far fewer emissions.


The British Columbia Association of Heritage Professionals (BCAHP) is the western-most chapter of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP), representing British Columbia and the Yukon. Dedicated to the support of heritage and cultural conservation, and to the development and improvement of provincial and regional heritage matters, BCAHP encompasses a diverse group of professionals representing a wide range of specialized expertise across many fields. BCAHP members include archaeologists, architects, building conservation experts, cultural advisors, cultural landscape specialists, engineers, historians, planners, and more.
Professional BCAHP members are listed on the CAHP Professional Directory and are a part of a continuously growing supportive local network of colleagues. This growth has resulted in government, private clients and other agencies increasingly requiring professional CAHP certification for individuals and companies to undertake heritage-related projects.
BCAHP’s Heritage Professionals Roundtable in May and its Annual Conference in November, are highly anticipated events for both professionals and non-professionals in the heritage and cultural sectors, providing an opportunity for these communities to connect and reflect on all matters affecting their careers and passion for the heritage field.


DUBAI, 30th June, 2022 (WAM) — In line with its commitment to support the security and safety of the maritime industry, the UAE hosted the 2022 high-level workshop of the amended Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) concerning the repression of piracy and armed robbery in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden area.
The workshop was held between 28th-30th June, 2022, at the Intercontinental Festival City hotel in Dubai, in the presence of Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
The workshop witnessed the presence of around 80 officials, including ministers, representing 17 countries. There were also representatives from ‘Friends of DCoC’ which includes international agencies and countries including France and the USA were present.
The latest amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct was adopted at the 2017 Jeddah meeting by countries in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden area.
The Jeddah Amendment, which was developed from the initial version of the DCoC, covers measures to tackle a range of illicit activities, including piracy, arms trafficking, trafficking in narcotics, illegal trade in wildlife, illegal oil bunkering, crude oil theft, human trafficking, human smuggling, and illegal dumping of toxic waste in regional and international waters in the region.
Commenting on this significant meeting, Hassan Mohammed Juma Al Mansouri, Under-Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, said, “The UAE is a leading global maritime hub with the maritime economy exceeding AED 90 billion annually. Over 25,000 commercial ships call the UAE ports every year, making it a gate to the entire region. Maritime security is a key factor to sustain economic growth. Without it, the region’s countries will face major challenges. The UAE abides by all international initiatives that aim to enhance our maritime security and suppress all forms of illegal activities. We dedicate our maritime capabilities, resources and expertise to ensure that the region is free from criminal acts and abuses against humans, the environment and the wildlife.”
The Jeddah Amendment was signed by 17 countries. These are the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, Jordan, Yemen, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa and Tanzania.
Sheikh Nasser Al Qasimi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport Regulation at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in the UAE, noted, “Over the years, the emended DCoC has evolved from a piracy-centric cooperation framework into a comprehensive forum that addresses maritime security from a comprehensive perspective.”
The high-level meeting of the amended DCoC approved four main Resolutions. These include the roadmap to activate the Information Sharing Network for maritime security among the signatory states and the partners; adopting the Capacity Building Matrix to build regional capacity and meet the needs of the member states, as well as identify the role of potential donors; arranging the Trust Fund to build regional capacity; and discussing ways to enhance regional support by partners to raise the level of security of maritime routes in the region.
Members have also elected the new steering committee to follow up on implementing the resolutions and initiatives of the DCoC.


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In this podcast episode, we discuss massive, sub-massive, and non-massive pulmonary embolism. This common diagnosis is often misunderstood and mismanaged. To remedy that, we highlight categories of severity, pregnancy-related complications, effective and ineffective diagnostic tools, and definitive treatment options you should and should not consider.
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This is the age of digital transformation and ensuring that businesses are more resilient, yet agile. The primary reason behind this change is the volumes of data that are being generated which has made networking infrastructure extremely complex and distributed.
This poses a roadblock in managing data center operations as correlating data and information across hybrid cloud environments can become difficult. This can be overcome with Cisco Nexus® Dashboard.
What is Cisco Nexus® Dashboard?
Cisco Nexus Dashboard is a single launch point. It provides a unified platform bringing together distinct views of data-center operations, application deployment, and performance on a hybrid cloud platform.
Additionally, it helps to monitor and scale within its own Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure™ (Cisco ACI®) and across different sites.
This technology is outsourced to chosen Cisco partners in the Middle East and caters to client demands and needs.
What are the Features of this Platform?
Cisco Nexus® Dashboard is an agile platform that gives you complete control over data center management and comes in-built with the following features:
Splunk Integration: Its proprietary technology Splunk can be easily integrated with existing IT infrastructure. The dashboards are secure, provide access to real-time operational analytics and can be customized as per the requirements of the business. ServiceNow Integration: Access a single pan for visibility, ticketing and closed-loop incident resolution management by integrating the ServiceNow functionality. Hybrid Cloud Management: The Cisco Nexus Dashboard 2.1 allows you to develop, automate and monitor your network from a unified dashboard. Proactive Operations: Access the one-click remediation functionality with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights 6.0 which enables you to implement simpler change management with upgrade assist. Packet Visibility in Enterprise: Get more packet brokering visibility with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker which is an add-on service with Cisco DNA Center integrations. Simplified Fabric Management: Fabric automation, visibility, and control can be unified under a single umbrella with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller 12.0. What Are the Advantages of Implementing Cisco Nexus® Dashboard?
Implementing
C technology via the Cisco Nexus® Dashboard comes with a definite set of benefits. These include: isco data center It Is Easy to Use:
Cisco Nexus® Dashboard can be completely customized with a role-based user interface view. This helps to emphasize network operator use cases. The tool comes equipped with a single sign-on that offers a smoother user experience across all operational services. Moreover, a unified console is available that helps in health monitoring and quick service turn-up.
It is Easy to Scale:
Integration of all business-critical functions related to data center operations and management is easily scalable from a single dashboard. Business enterprises can scale using cases to leverage flexible deployment options for both on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge networks.
It is Easy to Maintain:
Cisco Nexus® Dashboard provides seamless integration with your existing IT infrastructure enabling automation of lifecycle management of operational services across on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments. Businesses can even deploy critical third-party applications and tools via this single point of integration.
In Conclusion
Cisco Nexus® Dashboard expands the scope of NetOps and DevOps which are critical elements accelerating data center operations.
The platform can be deployed by a Cisco technology partner like MDS CS which is a registered Cisco Riyadh partner for businesses based in the MENA region.